GRE Word List
EMISSARY
one designated as the agent of another : representative
The meaning of the word emissary is one designated as the agent of another : representative.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| perjury | the voluntary violation of an oath or vow either by swearing to what is untrue or by omission to do what has been promised under oath : false swearing |
| strangle | to choke to death by compressing the throat with something (such as a hand or rope) : throttle |
| constituent | a member of a constituency |
| irresolute | uncertain how to act or proceed : vacillating |
| incarcerate | to put in prison |
| suture | a strand or fiber used to sew parts of the living body |
| reminiscent | of the character of or relating to reminiscence |
| steep | lofty |
| obsequy | a funeral or burial rite |
| sear | being dried and withered |